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What Are Employers Looking for When Reviewing College Students’ Resumes?

College students from the Class of 2025 looking to enter the job market should highlight on their resumes the attributes and skills they developed in their classwork and through their various experiential assignments. But which attributes and skills are most important to employers? Read more.

Degrees

Half of Employers Have Roles That Offer a Degree Equivalency

June 06, 2025

By Kevin Gray

There has been much discussion about whether a degree is necessary for every job. The answer is “no.” About half of employers responding to NACE’s Job Outlook 2025 Spring Update survey said their organization has positions that are flexible in terms of degree. Read more.

Skills-based Hiring

Almost Two-thirds of Employers Use Skills-based Hiring to Help Identify Job Candidates

May 19, 2025

By Kevin Gray

Almost two-thirds of employers responding to NACE’s Job Outlook 2025 Spring Update survey reported using skills-based hiring to help them identify candidates with potential. Read more.

Compensation

Average Hourly Wage for Interns Exceeds $23

The average hourly wage for bachelor’s degree level interns has increased each year over the past 10 years and now stands at $23.04, according to NACE’s 2025 Guide to Compensation for Interns & Co-ops. Read more.

Hiring Outlook

Hiring Projections Level Off for the College Class of 2025

Although overall hiring projections are up just 0.6% from last year, nearly 90% of employers anticipate increasing or maintaining hiring for the college Class of 2025, according to NACE’s Job Outlook 2025 Spring Update. Read more.

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DATA BITES

4.1%

Overall unemployment rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics

7.3% (June 2025)/
8.1% (June 2024)

Unemployment rate, bachelor’s degree grads age 20 – 24
Bureau of Labor Statistics

0.6%

Projected increase in hiring for Class of 2025
Job Outlook 2025 Spring Update

$63,721

Mean starting salary, Class of 2023 bachelor’s degree graduates
Dashboard—First Destinations for the Class of 2023

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What Are Employers Looking for When Reviewing College Students’ Resumes?

Half of Employers Have Roles That Offer a Degree Equivalency

Almost Two-thirds of Employers Use Skills-based Hiring to Help Identify Job Candidates

Average Hourly Wage for Interns Exceeds $23

Hiring Projections Level Off for the College Class of 2025

DATA BITES

4.1%

7.3% (June 2025)/
8.1% (June 2024)

0.6%

$63,721

NACE JOBWIRE

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What Are Employers Looking for When Reviewing College Students’ Resumes?

Half of Employers Have Roles That Offer a Degree Equivalency

Almost Two-thirds of Employers Use Skills-based Hiring to Help Identify Job Candidates

Average Hourly Wage for Interns Exceeds $23

Hiring Projections Level Off for the College Class of 2025

DATA BITES

4.1%

7.3% (June 2025)/ 8.1% (June 2024)

0.6%

$63,721

NACE JOBWIRE

7.3% (June 2025)/
8.1% (June 2024)